How often do you find yourself using a wifi connection? Most people would say something along the lines of, "all day, everyday." A poll conducted by the Wi-Fi Alliance shows that out of 1,054 Americans of ages 18 and older, 32 percent have tried to access private wifi connections. What does this mean? This means that there is a good chance that your own personal wifi connection could be used by people you don't even know; people who could be doing whatever they want; people who could put you in a giant pile of trouble.
An article I found from USA Today explains a few instances where people have found themselves in hard places because they did not protect their wifi connection with a password. The article tells about a New York man whose house was raided by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. The man was innocent, but his neighbor was not. Upon further investigation they found that the neighbor, a student associated with the State University of New York at Buffalo, was the culprit of child pornography distribution (read the entire article here).
This is just one of many cases associated with wifi use and illegal activity leading to the pursuit of an innocent person. I make sure that my personal connection at home is password protected and is not shared with anyone I do not know or wish to allow to use. The moral of the story: protect your connection. You don't know what people do on the internet.
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